Walnut Student Chosen as Scholastic News Kid Reporter

Jeremy Hsiao, an 11-year-old from Walnut, Ca. has been named one of 32 Scholastic News Kid Reporters. He was chosen from more than 200 applicants from around the country and around the world who submitted original news reports about their communities.

The Scholastic News Kids Press Corps is the country’s oldest and largest student reporting program. A team of talented young journalists, ages 10-14, report on “news for kids, by kids” with coverage of current events, breaking news, entertainment stories, and sports events from their hometowns and on the national stage. Their stories appear on the Scholastic News Online website and in select issues of Scholastic classroom magazines, which are read by more than 25 million students in classrooms nationwide.

“The Scholastic News Kid Reporters’ stories are a terrific way to engage students with news reported by kids their own age. They’re an invaluable complement to the articles in Scholastic News® magazines and on Scholastic News online, which put contemporary news in a context that’s relevant and age-appropriate for young readers,” said Suzanne McCabe, Editor of the Scholastic News Kids Press Corps. “I’m really looking forward to working with our new team of Kid Reporters and seeing them grow as young journalists.”

Past Kid Reporters have interviewed politicians, entertainers, authors, sports stars—and even a sitting President, Barack Obama. They’ve also gathered “Tips from the Pros” from such journalists as Brian Williams and Soledad O’Brien.

Jeremy began to write short stories at the age of 7 and has won several awards for his writing. As a computer enthusiast, Jeremy would like to be a software engineer when he grows up. The full list of Kid Reporters, along with their bios, can be viewed here.

Congratulations Jeremy!